Ondo government seals hotels and restaurant for non-payment of taxes

The Ondo State Revenue Service has cordoned off two hotels and a restaurant in some communities in the state for their alleged failure to pay their land use fees.

The businesses involved are located in Ore in the Odigbo local government and Okitipupa local government areas of the state.

It has been established that the agency took steps to enforce the judgment of a high court.

One ​​of the sanctioned hotels owed N3,492,849 in unpaid LUC while the other defaulted N1,597,372 and the restaurant owed the government N120,000 N.< /p>

Speaking on the development, an ODIRS senior revenue officer, Gregory Afuwape, said the hotel owner was contacted between 2013 and 2016, but he does not failed to show up for payment despite legal service of notice.

Afuwape said businesses could approach the tax office to do the necessary, warning that the seal on their premises should not be removed.

“The law permits post-judgment settlement. Even after execution, the taxpayer can approach the tax authorities for settlement.

"It would be illegal for anyone to break the padlock or seal on the premises as it is called obstruction in law which would be contempt of court and result in over 21 years imprisonment ", did he declare. said.

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